The Obon Festival will take place on Friday, August 16 at 6 p.m. People will be able to release lanterns to commemorate their ...

The Obon Festival will be August 16, from 6 – 9 p.m. in the Sasebo Japanese Garden at the Albuquerque BioPark. Guests will have a chance to enjoy Japanese refreshments, cuisine, make their own ...

The Obon is a Buddhist ritual to celebrate and honor the ancestors. The festival has become an island tradition enjoyed by many different ethnic groups. The Obon is a Buddhist ritual to celebrate ...

Today is the last of the four-day Obon festival honoring ancestral spirits. Kanematsu gathered papery bright orange-colored bell-shaped husks to display for the occasion. Peggy Pilkey recalled ...

Obon is a summertime ritual when Japanese people welcome ancestors' spirits home from the Buddhist Pure Land. The people of Nagasaki have a distinctive way to commemorate this. They light ...

Local governments in the targeted areas are hurriedly taking emergency measures as are many recreational facilities including beaches and festivals. Following the earthquake, the Japan ...

For more than 700 years, the residents of Nishimonai in Akita Prefecture have welcomed their ancestral spirits home for the annual Obon festival through a Bon Odori.These dances are held across ...